Bearcats Sweep #AETEN Week 4 Honors

Release: 03/18/2014

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Bearcats sweep the America East men’s and women’s tennis awards in week four as the teams took on and prevailed over in Temple. A pair of sophomores are honored in this week’s Players of the Week recognitions:

Men’s Tennis Player of the Week

Eliot Hureau, So., Binghamton Annecy, France/Lycee Berthollet

Won both his matches to spearhead the Bearcats’ 7-0 home victory over Temple.

Pulled out an 8-7 decisive doubles match at No. 3 with Janik Burri as his tandem.

Dropped a single game in a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 4 singles.

Ran his team-best singles record to 18-8 overall, 11-3 in duals.

Women’s Tennis Player of the Week

Agatha Ambrozy, So., Binghamton St. Petersburg, Fla./ St. Petersburg

Picked up crucial wins in both singles and doubles play, helping the Bearcats clinch their third win in the past four matches.

Binghamton Defeated temple, 5-2, on Friday, March 14.

Paired up with rookie Annie DiMuro to win a tight match at No. 2 doubles, 8-7 (7-2), to secure the important doubles point.

Improved her singles dual record to 7-2 with a three-set victory from the sixth spot.

Around the League

The UMBC men’s tennis team’s seven-game winning streak was snapped by Seattle (6-11), who rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Retrievers. Sophomore Alex Drean had a match point, which would have given UMBC the deciding point, but fell, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. The Retrievers (9-5) fell to host Nevada, 6-1, who was led by a power dual of No. 32 ranked Ouvard and Allan, the following day.

The UMBC women's tennis team (6-6) won singles matches one through five and defeated Seattle, 5-2, Sunday, March 16. The Retrievers dropped the double point, but did not drop a set in the first four singles positions to clinch the match. Senior Kim Berghaus set the table as she won (6-2, 6-3) at No. 1, while senior captain Josefin Stange-Jonsson provided insurance with a three-set victory at the No. 5 position. Stange-Jonsson, who is 2-0 in singles on the western trip, rallied to edge out her opponent, 5-7, 7-6 (10-8), 10-5.

Binghamton men (10-5) have won eight of their last 10 matches, with the lone losses coming against nationally ranked opponents in the top-30. The Bearcats will face two ranked opponents this week in No. 52 UNC-Wilmington and No. 62 Central Florida.

Binghamton freshman Annie DiMuro improved her winning streak to seven straight singles matches. Sophomore Sara Kohtz registered her first career win at top singles for the Bearcats.

Albany travels for spring break and will play at Florida International (3/18), Columbia (3/21) and Florida Gulf Coast (3/23) before returning for a home matchup against Bryant on March 30.

The Hartford men will return to the courts on March 30 at Sacred Heart, while the women will host Manhattan on March 29.

The Stony Brook squad travels to Melbourne, Fla. for matchups against Bethune-Cookman and Florida Tech, March 19-20.

America East Tennis Players of the Week

Feb. 25 – Men’s Player of the Week: Ismael Dinia, Binghamton Women’s Player of the Week: Polina Movchan, Stony Brook